diff --git a/lib/net/pool.js b/lib/net/pool.js
index 98f1389a..6834312d 100644
--- a/lib/net/pool.js
+++ b/lib/net/pool.js
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ Pool.prototype.createPeer = function createPeer(addr, socket) {
     self.stopInterval();
     self.stopTimeout();
 
-    if (self.peers.regular.length === 0) {
+    if (self.peers.size() === 0) {
       self.logger.warning('%s %s %s',
         'Could not connect to any peers.',
         'Do you have a network connection?',
@@ -1969,15 +1969,25 @@ PeerList.prototype.remove = function remove(peer) {
 };
 
 PeerList.prototype.repurpose = function repurpose(peer) {
+  var r1, r2;
+
   assert(peer.outbound);
   assert(!this.load);
-  utils.binaryRemove(this.pending, peer, compare);
-  utils.binaryRemove(this.regular, peer, compare);
+
+  r1 = utils.binaryRemove(this.pending, peer, compare);
+  r2 = utils.binaryRemove(this.regular, peer, compare);
+
+  assert(r1 || r2);
+
   this.load = peer;
 };
 
 PeerList.prototype.isFull = function isFull() {
-  return this.regular.length + this.pending.length >= this.pool.maxPeers - 1;
+  return this.size() >= this.pool.maxPeers - 1;
+};
+
+PeerList.prototype.size = function size() {
+  return this.regular.length + this.pending.length;
 };
 
 PeerList.prototype.addLeech = function addLeech(peer) {